What is the best lightweight vacuum cleaner for use in a home with pets? I am willing to spend up to $300.
the dyson seems to be a great vacume, but it is no where close to your budget, and when you go shopping, you will find the 700 dollar price tag on the one you want is unacceptable...yes there is a difference. instead, I suggest a eureka bagless vacume. I got mine for 85 dollars at Lowes. it comes with a dusting wand that is cleaned by the vacume. And it has incredible suction, and all filters are washable in your sink. since you have a 300 dollar budget, they sell a great attatchment for this vacume for pet hair on furniture ...I use it to vacume my dog...lol. another great option is a shop vac for pre vacuming around pet beds. Any small shop vac works great for this. Have fun shopping.
Dysons are great, but a little pricey. Hoover makes one with a great attachment that hooks on to the hose. It's a rotating spin brush and it works awesome on furniture (and great for cars) to get all the hair off. It is lightweight and works great. All the filters are washable and it is bag-less.I can not remember what Hoover named it but it is a deep red, with the spin attachment (you'll know what I'm talking about as soon as you see it) I payed about $130 for mine and got it right at Wal-mart. It's worth trying, Wal-mart is pretty good about taking stuff back if you feel it didn't work properly for your needs. I think you keep it though.
We got the smallest of the Dyson ball uprights. They tend to start at $399 but if you find a deal or sale, you might get it for $300 - we did at Best Buy as they had a special coupon... this bag-less vacuum picks up an amazing amount of stuff you don't even see on your carpet. It's awesome.
I have a HOOVER-SAVVY it's under $300 and if you get the extended 3 yr. warranty should still be under $300. I used to go through a vacuum once a year and we didn't even have carpet... They would just die and I'd throw em' out. I got my HOOVER-SAVVY almost 5 yrs. ago as a birthday present and I LOVE it... I have 2 toddler and a large breed dog that sheds... It's NEVER failed me. I clean houses part-time for extra money and I started by using the clients vacuum... One day I brought my own vacuum from hom after I vacuumed the carpets I re-vacuumed with my HOOVER and I was AMAZED at all the stuff it picked up on a carpet that looked clean! So, I was sold! I vacuum EVERYDAY my house as well as 2 others... The vacuum works very, very well. Since I have the warranty I take my vacuum in 2x a yr. I'll usually call the customer service line with my policy number and tell them it's clogged or something weird.. I get a whole clean/check for FREE and it works like new! The vacuum doesn't take belts,bags so it's virtually maintance free. The only down side is the filters can be expensive. I have found them on sale at BEST BUY for under $40 for both... They last with normal use 2 yrs. For me since I have kids/pet and I clean other people's houses with children/pets. I replace mine every yr!... The vacuum isn't completely lightweight... I've tried those and have found they don't have enough horsepower.. This vacuum isn't super-heavy or superlight it's inbetween! It's easy to empty and replace the filters. It also has onboard attachments for furniture and high/hard to reach places. Though I like to use a wet/dry shopvac once a week on my furniture it's faster cuz. the attachments are bigger! Good luck
Dyson has a model that is great for pet hair, I think it says something about pets in the model name. About any vacuum will work well if you change the bag frequently, and vacuum really often--like daily. Good Luck!
